Lighttpd Control a Directory Listing With mod_dirlisting

Lighttpd web server will generate a directory listing if a directory is requested and no index-file was found in that directory. mod_dirlisting is one of the modules that is loaded by default and doesn’t have to be specified on server.modules to work.

Task: Enable Directory Listings Globally

Open lighttpd configuration file:
# vi /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
Append / modify
server.dir-listing = "enable"
OR
dir-listing.activate = "enable"
Save and close the file. Restart lighttpd:
# /etc/init.d/lighttpd restart
To disable directory listing, use:
dir-listing.activate = "disable"

Enable directory listing only for a directory

You can also enable or disable listing on selected url / directory combination. For example, display directory listing only for /files/:
$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/files($|/)" { server.dir-listing = "enable" }
OR
$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/files($|/)" { dir-listing.activate = "enable" }

Further readings:

• mod_dirlist